Tara Sutphen and Jason D McKean will interview Author and Psychiatrist Gayani DeSilva MD. She has written A Psychiatrist’s Guide: Helping Parents Reach Their Depressed Tween and Stop Teen Addiction Before It Starts. Both these books help parents learn to be cognizant of childhood developmental processes.

Dr. DeSilva has spent over 15 years as a Psychiatrist, specifically enhancing the mental health of children and adolescents. Much of her work consists of the complex array of needs with adolescent and young adult criminal and violent offenders to understand the interplay between mental illness, societal factors, and interpersonal issues. Gayani dedicates her psychiatric practice to improving children's health and wellness. Straight talk and practical expertise are her tools of the trade to address the mental health needs of children and their families. She wields not just her expert medical opinion; she advocates to achieve wellness for the entire family.